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#A656D4

#a656d4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a656d4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.73% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.7% cyan, 59.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 278.1°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1952

Complementary

  1. #a656d4
  2. #84d456

Split complementary

  1. #a656d4
  2. #c3d456
  3. #56d467

Analogous

  1. #6756d4
  2. #a656d4
  3. #d456c3

Triadic

  1. #a656d4
  2. #d4a656
  3. #56d4a6

Tetradic

  1. #a656d4
  2. #d45684
  3. #84d456
  4. #56d4a6

Square

  1. #a656d4
  2. #d46756
  3. #84d456
  4. #56c3d4

Monochromatic

  1. #541d74
  2. #812db1
  3. #a656d4
  4. #c693e4
  5. #e6d0f3

Shades

#a656d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a656d4
  2. #954dbf
  3. #8545aa
  4. #743c94
  5. #64347f
  6. #532b6a
  7. #422255
  8. #321a40
  9. #21112a
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a656d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a656d4
  2. #af67d8
  3. #b878dd
  4. #c189e1
  5. #ca9ae5
  6. #d3abea
  7. #dbbbee
  8. #e4ccf2
  9. #edddf6
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a656d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a656d4
  2. #a25acc
  3. #9e5ec3
  4. #9b63bb
  5. #9767b2
  6. #936baa
  7. #8f6fa2
  8. #8b7399
  9. #887891
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6da6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2876d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b7cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716bd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a6fd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a365ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a656d4 {
  color: #a656d4;
}
Background
.bg-a656d4 {
  background-color: #a656d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a656d4 {
  border: 2px solid #a656d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a656d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 86 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a656d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a656d4, #d456c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a656d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 86 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.62 #59a92b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a656d4  rgb(166, 86, 212)  hsl(278, 59%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#84d456  rgb(132, 212, 86)  hsl(98, 59%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#d4a656  rgb(212, 166, 86)  hsl(38, 59%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#56d4a6  rgb(86, 212, 166)  hsl(158, 59%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine